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DVD

Kurt Vonnegut : unstuck in time

Call Number

  • DVD 921 V948K (CEN)

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Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Robert B. Weide.

Publication Information

[Silver Spring, MD] : RLJ Entertainment, Inc.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (126 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

This feature documentary is a deep, immersive dive into Kurt Vonnegut's upbringing and his creative output. It spans his childhood in Indianapolis, his experience as a Prisoner of War in World War II, his marriage and family life, his early careers as a publicist for General Electric and a car salesman, and his long years as a struggling writer, leading to eventual superstardom in 1969 following the publication of his lightning-bolt anti-war novel, Slaugherhouse-Five. The film begins in 1982 when young fledgling filmmaker Robert Weide writes a letter to his literary idol proposing a documentary on Vonnegut's life and work. Shooting began in 1988, and the resulting film reflect the friendship and bond Weide and Vonnegut formed over the decades.

Notes

Originally produced as a documentary in 2021.

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